I should have finished the game,says Gambhir

The look on his face said it all. After playing a knock of 61 runs for his side Kolkata Knight Riders in the match against hosts Kings XI Punjab,the Kolkata side skipper Gautam Gambhir was of the belief that he should have finished the game for his side,which lost narrowly by four runs to the Punjab side. After the Kolkata side lost two quick wickets,Gambhir stitched together a partnership of 105 runs with Eoin Morgan to make things better for the Kolkata side. But Kolkata lost seven wickets for the addition of 47 runs.

“Me and Morgan should have finished the game. Cricket is a great leveller. We need to think,whoever is there needs to finish the game for the side. The two world-class spinners have a lot of tricks up their sleeve but unfortunately we lost the match. It was a close match and losing wickets in the later part of the match costs us the match. I am happy with my performance but the team lost,” Gambhir said while addressing the press conference at the PCA Stadium after the match. The Kolkata skipper said he was happy with the performance of his fellow team-mate Morgan and the team will rely heavily on him in the tournament.

“Morgan has been hitting the ball the best. He showed that in England’s tour of India earlier this year also. Hopefully,he’ll finish more games for us,” Gambhir added. Meanwhile,Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist appeared to be worried with his batting woes. “I needed to do something after my batting effort,” he said. Lauding Manpreet Gony for his heroic efforts in the match,Gilchrist joked,“Manpreet maybe needs to bat at the top of the order after that. He has been terrific.”

“It was a big game,we haven’t had the best record here of late,” a delighted Gilchrist said. Gony,who won the man of the match for his all-round performance,said,“The wicket was to my liking,I was enjoying my batting,I was looking to hit straight. “I want to perform in every game. Stretch the boundaries however much you like,I’ll still keep hitting sixes.”